By an overwhelming margin, mlive.com readers who participated in an unscientific online poll disagree with Bolger's interpretation.

As of Tuesday afternoon, 95.7 percent of the 467 survey-takers voted that Bolger "lied," while 4.3 percent voted that he was merely "evasive."

Bolger, R-Marshall, has been battling criticism since July 17, when Kent
County Prosecutor Bill Forysth released an eight-page report detailing
Bolger's central role in lining up 22-year-old Matt Mojzak as a sham candidate to
run against state Rep. Roy Schmidt in the 76th District in Grand Rapids.

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In fact, Mojzak's paperwork to become a candidate was submitted to the Kent County Clerk's Office by Bolger's deputy chief of staff.

The
report contradicts Bolger's May 16 interview with the Michigan
Information and Research Service, or MIRS, a political newsletter, when
he was asked directly if he had a role in helping Mojzak file for office
the day before.

"My conversations have been focused on Roy
Schmidt and the people of Grand Rapids," Bolger told the reporter,
according to the MIRS story.